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A full year of apparel import data from 2020 showed that apparel imports were down 16.4 percent overall, with a significant 23.6 percent drop in shipments from China, marking the third-straight year of import decreases from the country, according to Business of Fashion...
Toddy Gear, Chicago, announced the addition of Amanda Maynord as key account manager. In her role, Maynord is tasked with strategically building sales revenue with some of Toddy Gear’s most strategic distributors while prospecting and growing future sales with some of its new clients. "I am so excited to…
Consolidated Marketing Services (CMS) announced the acquisition of award-winning promotional merchandise agency Progressive Promotions. The merger creates one of the largest certified women-owned promotional merchandise agencies in the U.S....
As part of Print+Promo Marketing’s ongoing feature, Executive Perspectives, we get to know leading…
Ask the Accountant… Question: If I convert to QuickBooks, do I have to use QuickBooks Payroll? Answer: There is no requirement to use QuickBooks Payroll. Our businesses generally involve very few, if any, employees. And payroll is rarely a needed function. My clients who do have a payroll typically use outside payroll services, or have…
On Monday, BAMKO LLC announced that it acquired Gifts By Design to operate as its awards, recognition and incentives division. The move is noteworthy not just for the size of the two companies, but for what it says about the post-pandemic future of promo, at least in the near term...
Your go-forward plan will depend on if you’ve decided to make things happen, watch things happen, or be left to wonder what happened.
As we head into a new year, yes, it’s usual to review business plans and consider adding new decorating equipment.
Charles River Apparel, Sharon, Mass., has welcomed Alice Lau-King as its vice president of supply chain. Lau-King joins Charles River Apparel with more than 20 years of experience in the apparel industry. She will be responsible for leading design, production, quality and compliance to ensure continued excellence in product…
Roy Gluckman will begin facilitating a series on diversity, equity and inclusion hosted by AIM Smarter and open to everyone starting on Feb. 9. Open to anyone, this series is meant to educate, inspire and ignite conversations around the important topics associated with diversity...